restriction of selling Alcohol in Shah Alam

I would like to respond to some comments published in a couple of Malaysiakini's Vox Populi.

First of all.. What Hassan Ali mention was not a blanket ban but a restriction... and these restrictions only applies to kedai runcit, 7-11 and Muslim restaurants.... and in Muslim majority areas. In these kind of areas, those who manned the counter especially at 7-11 are Muslims. And based on the comments wrote in Malaysiakini Vox Populi, I found that nearly all the writers are ignorant about Islamic law concerning alcohol consumption. Muslim are not only forbidden to drink alcohol.. but all activities in producing it as well as in selling and serving it.. Thus, Muslim who manned the 7-11 felt their rights as a Muslim was violated when they have to sell alcohol....

The sensitivity of having a shop selling alcohol in Muslim majority area is akin to having a shop selling beef in a Hindu majority area... and this what makes the residents in Section 8 to protest for the selling of alcohol at Section 8 7-11 outlet. ... To have a unity between races and religions in this country, we should be more concern with others race or religion sensitivity. We should respect other believe and cultures. Without this sense of sensitivity, we will have racist and religious bigots around us....

BTW.. I felt that we should have more controls on outlets selling alcohol as being practiced in some states in the US where minors are not allowed to buy alcohols there.. and to apply it here.. minors and Muslims should not allowed to buy it... some procedure and checking should be implemented and I think the only outlets that can do this procedure/checking is the one licensed to sell alcohol as they need to maintained their license. Other outlets like what we currently have will not really implements this procedure/checking properly as what we can see with the selling of cigarette to minors - They still sells it to minors....

Anak_perelih